Category: University of Queensland

Queensland Opens Needle-Free Vaccine Skin Patches Factory

June 20, 2023
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Australia has opened the doors to a vaccine skin patch manufacturing facility in hopes to reduce the complexities and costs associated with existing vaccines and be better position the country for future pandemics. Situated in Brisbane’s riverside suburb of Hamilton, biotechnology company Vaxxas expects to manufacture and distribute the first commercially available vaccine patches within…

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Over 30 Percent of Aussies Can’t Afford to Travel Overseas: Research

June 13, 2023
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Rising living costs and soaring airfares have left one in three Australians unable to afford to travel overseas. New research by price comparison website Finder has found that only about a quarter of Australians can now afford to travel for a holiday, with many cutting back on spending in order to enjoy it. The survey of…

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COVID Causes Brain Cells to ‘Fuse and Malfunction’, Study Finds

June 8, 2023
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Researchers have discovered that while SARS-CoV-2 is primarily a respiratory disease, it can also cause brain cells to fuse, initiating malfunctions that lead to chronic symptoms in the nervous system. Published in Science Advances on Jun 7, the new study is an exploration into how viruses alter the function of the brain, authors Massimo Hilliard and…

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Australia Signs Deal With US to Accelerate Vaccine Development

June 7, 2023
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Queensland is hoping to create home-grown vaccines and become a major international vaccine hub after a partnership was announced at an international biotech conference in the U.S. on June 7. The partnership between the University of Queensland (UQ) and Emory University in Atlanta would make Queensland a centre for the Asia Pacific region, and a significant player…

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Rare First Edition of Winnie the Pooh to Go on Sale

April 27, 2023
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A first-edition copy of the beloved children’s classic Winnie the Pooh will be among the literary treasures for sale at an Australian rare book auction. The work by Alan Alexander Milne features the original green cloth cover with gilt illustrations and Christopher Robin’s map of the ‘Hundred Acre Wood.’ “We were thrilled to receive Winnie…

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African Elephants Use Unique Body Odour to Communicate, Research Shows

April 4, 2023
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African elephants use their unique sense of smell to communicate, distinguish their mates and outsiders, and maintain social cohesion. These are the findings of a group of researchers from the University of Queensland, who found that smell was used to distinguish characteristics including age, health, reproductive status, location, identity, social status and family relationships between…

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Consular Immunity ‘Not Absolute’: Judge Sets Precedent in Case Against Chinese Official

March 13, 2023
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BRISBANE—A new court ruling may determine whether diplomatic immunity extends to consular officials involved in threatening or harming locals. The District Court case on March 13 was held regarding the 2019 incident when Chinese Consular General Xu Jie publicly lauded the assault of student activist, Drew Pavlou, at the University of Queensland (UQ). Pavlou took part…

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Aphasia Patients Get Chance to Be ‘Part of Life Again’

March 4, 2023
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When Paul Fraser collapsed in his home in Byron Bay, New South Wales (NSW), he lay helpless on the floor, suddenly unable to speak. His wife Julie Brown immediately called an ambulance, knowing he was likely having a stroke. “He was speaking gobbledygook,” Brown told AAP, recalling the moment at their northern NSW residence in…

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‘You’re in the Minority’: Conservative Students Struggle to Find a Voice on University Campus

December 16, 2022
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As Barclay McGain walked into the campus of the University of Queensland (UQ), the lack of diversity in political clubs caught his attention. There’s the Socialist Alternative, three different climate change clubs, the UQ Greens, the Labor left, and the Labor right. Meanwhile, on the right, there’s the UQ Liberal National Society, which McGain argued…

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Pacific Stinging Trees Pave the Way for New Pain Treatments

July 26, 2022
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Brushing up against a stinging tree is no pleasant experience, but these inflictors of pain may also hold the key to unlocking new treatments for pain, researchers at Australia’s University of Queensland (UQ) have found. The team from UQ’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience, including Dr. Sam Robinson, studied toxins from both Australian and New Zealand…

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